Asst. Adj. Gen. J. M. Brandon replied to deny Lt. J. Wood Coleman's request to move with Col. Parsons because the battery's mules could not be found. He relayed Parsons' regret at the separation and said that Coleman knew that he could rely on him...

U.S. Quartermaster warehouse in Nashville. Barrels lie near the left of the building, and a guard with a bayonet fixed on his rifle stands in the foreground. The Capitol and several downtown buildings can be seen in the background.

U.S. Quartermaster warehouse in Nashville. Men, including several African Americans, can be seen in open warehouse doors. The Capitol and several downtown buildings stand silhouetted in the background.